This opens a dialog asking to agree to the Windows 8 Developer License.

Agree to the license.

A prompt asks to log in to a Microsoft account.

Once the account is verified, a message appears saying that the user has a developer license. It states the expiration date.

Run this process again after the expiration date.

Close PowerShell.

To check the developer license status, use the following PowerShell command:

Get-WindowsDeveloperLicense

It returns an object stating whether the license is valid, and what the expiration date is. Remove or deactivate the developer license using the following PowerShell command:

Unregister-WindowsDeveloperLicense

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